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Township Man Indicted For Columbus Day Murder Of New Brunswick Youth

A 20-year-old township man has been indicted for the October, 2014 murder of a New Brunswick youth. Dequan S. Rogers of Alcorne Street was indicted Feb. 26 for the Oct. 13, 2014 murder of Joell Burton, 17, of New Brunswick, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. Rogers is charged with 1st Degree […]

Police: Somerset Man Among Two Charged In Connection With Teen’s Death

Police: Somerset Man Among Two Charged In Connection With Teen’s Death

A 22-year-old township man was among two men charged Feb. 24 in connection with the apparent drug-related death of a 17-year-old girl. Andrew A. Lindo of Somerset and William A. King, 22, of Edison, were charged with 3rd Degree endangering the welfare of a child, 3rd Degree hindering apprehension and 4th Degree tampering with physical evidence, […]

Township Employee Fired After Refusing Post-Accident Breath Test

Township Employee Fired After Refusing Post-Accident Breath Test

A township employee was fired Feb. 23 as a result of his refusal to take a breath test following a weekend accident with a township plow. Police said that Raymond T. Genovese, 36, of Somerset, a public works employee at the time, was charged with driving while intoxicated and several other motor vehicle offenses Feb. 21 after […]

Township Police Charge Alleged Mailbox Vandals

Township Police Charge Alleged Mailbox Vandals

Township police say they have solved about 20 cases of criminal mischief occurring over the past several months with the apprehension of three people on Feb. 19. Stephen Weingart, 20, of Skillman and Tony Fresolone, 19, of Kendall Park were charged with criminal mischief after they allegedly damaged a mailbox on Old Georgetown Road, police said. […]

Police Log: Feb. 5 – Feb. 15, 2015

Police Log: Feb. 5 – Feb. 15, 2015

Feb. 5 $1,000 worth of plumbing supplies were stolen from a trailer on School House Road. § A Ray Street resident reported that a package of assorted clothing and cosmetics, valued at $225, was stolen from their doorstep. § Feb. 6 A snow blower valued at $559 was stolen from a resident in the Avalon […]

Franklin Man Sought In Perth Amboy Murder

Franklin Man Sought In Perth Amboy Murder

  A 32-year-old township man has been charged by Middlesex County authorities with the Valentine’s Day murder of a Perth Amboy resident. Jahmmel Chephas of Franklin Park was charged by the Middlesex County Proseuctor’s Office with murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and illegal possession of a weapon in connection with the early morning […]

Head-On Crash Closes Franklin Boulevard For Two Hours, Seriously Injures Man

Head-On Crash Closes Franklin Boulevard For Two Hours, Seriously Injures Man

One person was seriously injured Feb. 10 in a head-on crash on Franklin Boulevard that shut part of the road down for two hours during the afternoon commute. Police said that Ryan J. Shaughnessy, no age or hometown given, was transported to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick after the accident, which occurred […]

Incarcerated Somerset Man Faces Additional Sexual Abuse, Privacy Charges

Incarcerated Somerset Man Faces Additional Sexual Abuse, Privacy Charges

A Somerset man already serving a jail sentence for sexual abuse of children in Pennsylvania faces additional charges after police allegedly found in his home nearly 500 surreptitiously recorded video clips of children using a bathroom and shower at a rental cabin. Kenneth Dale Schiff, 51, is currently in state prison in Camp Hill, Pa. on charges […]

Police Log: Jan. 29 – Feb. 1, 2015

Police Log: Jan. 29 – Feb. 1, 2015

Jan. 29 A 2001 BMW caught fire in a Route 518 driveway. Police said the fire started in the engine compartment. Griggstown and Little Rocky Hill fire departments responded. § Saba Irfan-Muhammad of Somerset was cited for careless driving after her car rear-ended one on Easton Avenue, driven by Amanda Kaveney of Raritan. Irfan-Muhammad said […]

Police: Township Man Arrested On Drug, Gun Charges

Police: Township Man Arrested On Drug, Gun Charges

A 23-year-old Somerset man was arrested Jan. 28 on drug and weapons charges after a joint investigation by township police and the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. Police said Kenneth James of Lenox Place was found with $1,200 worth of marijuana, $300 worth of Ecstasy and $400 worth of methamphetamines as well as a Ruger Super […]